as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Recent Examples of A-list
The pair went on a double date with A-list couple Bradley Cooper and model Gigi Hadid.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
What To Know On Thursday, the A-list couple enjoyed a date night at Florida's Amerant Bank Arena to watch the National Hockey League's (NHL) Florida Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Sure, the guy’s got A-list stylists and groomers on speed dial, but behind that globetrotting schedule is this 3-step skincare routine.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck became the first play to gross $4 million in a single week, but for most A-list stars the Great White Way isn’t paved with gold.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
What To Know On Thursday, the A-list couple enjoyed a date night at Florida's Amerant Bank Arena to watch the National Hockey League's (NHL) Florida Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Sure, the guy’s got A-list stylists and groomers on speed dial, but behind that globetrotting schedule is this 3-step skincare routine.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck became the first play to gross $4 million in a single week, but for most A-list stars the Great White Way isn’t paved with gold.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
Noun
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On this trip, there would be no time for work anxieties or type-A chasing of personal bests.—
Kathy Roberson,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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Profar had career bests in average (.280), OBP (.380) and slugging percentage (.459) in 2024 for San Diego.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The area became favored by the elite when the Rockefellers purchased land there in the 1960s.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But he is despised by Thailand’s powerful elites, who saw his rule as corrupt, authoritarian and socially destabilizing.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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The result is Black dandyism by way of aristocracy—and the actor’s princess-like pose only adds to the effect.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
6 May 2025
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Long before mass production, skilled artisans crafted bespoke carriage bodies for the aristocracy and wealthy merchants.—
Alex Levin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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There’s something uniquely elegant about a sporty jacket with a stand collar or funnel neck zipped right to the top, with material slightly shrouding the chin.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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Drop to your knees, rolling to the top of your knees to protect your knee caps.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
16 June 2025
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The Peacock game show pits reality TV royalty (with a few athletes, politicians, and miscellaneous celebrities) against each other in a battle of wits and deception.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
13 June 2025
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However, Trump has always been a fan of the British Royal family and has attempted to present his family as American royalty, which might explain the insistence on the birthday military parade.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
13 June 2025
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The soaring salary cap has created many more viable suitors for Marner, who’s expected to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs, and most of them will be far more attractive for a player in his prime than the Blackhawks, who are still years off from contending.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Heat exhaustion and heat stroke can strike even physically fit individuals in the prime of their lives.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Members of Iranian paramilitary women forces (Basij) wear masks of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US elect Donald Trump with a red cross of it, during an anti-Israeli rally to show their solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese people, in Tehran, January 10, 2025.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Their 2-1 victory there solidified their status as elect champions of Italy.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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